giobóg

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Irish

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Etymology

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From giob +‎ -óg.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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giobóg f (genitive singular giobóige, nominative plural giobóga)

  1. little bit, handful, snippet
  2. rag
  3. gypsy woman
    Synonym: giofóg
  4. untidy woman

Declension

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Mutation

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Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
giobóg ghiobóg ngiobóg
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

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  1. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 370, page 125

Further reading

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